Chad Dombrowski (born October 5, 1980 in

West Allis, Wisconsin West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 census. History The name West Allis derives from Edward P. Allis, wh ...

) is a retired American

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who spent six seasons in the

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College

Dombrowski attended the

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where he played on the men's soccer team. He was a two time all-Horizon League selection and a second team All-American.

Professional

In January 2003, the Chicago Fire of

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selected Dombrowski in the fifth round (44 overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. He was also drafted by the

Milwaukee Wave United The Milwaukee Wave United was an American professional soccer team, which last played in the A-League, the American second division. The Wave United was formed and joined the A-League after the Milwaukee Rampage folded in 2002. The team announced ...

of the

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. When the Fire did not sign him, Dombrowski joined Milwaukee for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. In December 2002, Dombrowski had also been drafted by the

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of Major Indoor Soccer League in the first round (8th overall) in the 2002 MISL Amateur Draft.2002 MISL Draft
/ref> He did not sign with the Wave, but played outdoor for two seasons. On February 10, 2005, he finally joined the Wave for the last half of the 2004–2005 indoor season. He played through the 2006–2007 season in Milwaukee, winning the 2005 MISL Championship. After the Wave United withdrew from the A-League following the 2004 season, Dombrowski moved to the

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for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2005 he led the Thunder to the semi-finals of the

2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, 2005, open to all soccer teams in the United States. The Los Angeles Galaxy won their second Open Cup championship with a 1–0 victory over FC Dallas at the Home Depot Center in C ...

where he scored a goal in a loss to the eventual champion

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. In 2007, he signed with the expansion

Carolina RailHawks North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games ...

Personal

Chad is one of the Dombrowski brothers, all of whom are soccer players, and some are also pro soccer players: Scott Dombrowski, Zeke Dombrowski,

Tighe Dombrowski Tighe Dombrowski (born March 4, 1982) is an American soccer player, currently without a club. Dombrowski played four years of college soccer for the UW–Milwaukee Panthers of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 2000–2003, during whic ...

and

Neil Dombrowski Neil Dombrowski (born March 19, 1984 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is an American soccer player, who last played for the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. Youth Dombrowski, one of four brothers who play professional soccer, grew up in Wisco ...

. Quinn, the second youngest brother, was a member of the 2012 Polonia Soccer Club Wisconsin state runner-up team.

References

External links

Carolina RailHawks Player Profile
1980 births Living people American men's soccer players Milwaukee Wave players Milwaukee Wave United players USL First Division players Minnesota Thunder players North Carolina FC players Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer players A-League (1995–2004) players Chicago Fire FC draft picks Men's association football defenders {{US-footy-defender-stub